March 15, 2012

Here's the afternoon snack I'm eating as I type this. One day last summer I got to wondering if anybody made pie out of avocados. I googled and found this recipe from the California Avocado Commission. It was very tasty, and I vowed to make it again around St. Patrick's Day. If you're into grinch-green pie, this is your recipe! It's smooth and creamy and tastes predominantly of lemon, so you could probably fool people who are weirded out by the idea of an avocado dessert.

Oh, I love your blog, I have bookmarked it couple of years ago and I visit it every day (well, even on weekends to read the archive!!)

I made avocado ice cream some years ago (didn't try again, lol) and it was great! basically the same ingredients you used for your pie! (minus lemon juice) so thank you for posting this recipe and I'd love to know if you try the milkshake!

I spent four years of my childhood in Brazil, where avocados are eaten as a sweet fruit rather than in savory dishes. I actually still have a bit of a hard time stomaching *savory* avocado recipes, so this is right up my alley! Thanks!

Okay, I just have to say, I'm TOTALLY weirded out by your avacado pie, and I LOVE me some avacado. So weirded out was I, that it took me passing this blog post in my reader three times before I got to the "tastes predominately like lemon part" which frankly has renewed me love for you and your blog. It was touch and go there for a little bit. Just being honest. I'm still not going to TRY this recipe, but I'll definitely keep reading your blog!

One of my favorite desserts ever! This is a household favorite in my family. I make it with lime juice, though, and I make a homemade graham cracker/pecan crust. I also serve with vanilla ice cream. YUUUMM. I want one now!

I have a recipe for avocado chocolate pudding that is great with some fresh rasberries. 5 avocados, 3/4 c. Cocoa, 1/2 c. Raw honey in a food processor until smooth. Think I got it from Martha Stewart magazine. I love it. You will too.

Oooooh, this looks interesting. Will definately give it a go. I adore all things avocado. One of my fave ways to eat one is cut in half with a drizzle of good olive oil and a sprinkling of sea salt. Leave it in the skin and eat with a spoon. Simple, but oh so good.

:( It sounds sooooo good! Avocados are one of my most favourite foods.. but the sad face? In the last year we've discovered I have developed a severe allergy to them... makes me so sad... but seriously.. that pie sounds AWESOME.

Absolutely Marvelous !!!!! I am sharing this recipe with both of my sisters, my daughter and my mom. We all LOVE Avocado's, even my 1&1/2 year old grand daughter loves avocados. I like trying new recipes and sharing the good ones with family, it's a nice tradition.

Hi, I also make avocado pie that looks exactly like and the difference between your recipe and mine is that I use cream cheese and gelatin and i see you don't. Using just your version, how is that your cake look hard and not liquid creamy if you didn't use gelatin?

We do something similar with two packets of lemonade kool aid packs in substitute of the avocados, cool whip mixed in, and some green food coloring and call it Margarita pie. I will be trying this tomorrow. I too love avocado and taro bubble tea. Homemade versions are even better!

just made this and i think i'll have a bowl of it for dinner instead of the corned beef/cabbage i cooked!! take a look at Rose Shulman's recipes for avocado smoothies in her column "Recipes for Health" published last week in the Health Section of the N.Y. Times. they, too, feature avocados along with ingredients like pears, ginger, walnuts...they sound yummy!

Made it today for my in-laws. Major hit! I actually made 2. One with lemon juice, one with lime. I also used fat free condensed milk. I figured the avocados had enough fat in them. The lime juice pie tasted like a super creamy, tangy, key lime pie. So good!

I made the avocado pie yesterday. It was easy to make an tasted just like key lime pie. My daughter is vegan so I am remaking it again this weekend for her. I found a vegan sweetened condensed milk recipe by googling. It is time consuming but I will give it a try and let you know if it works. Thanks for the recipe it was delicious.

How prominent is the Avocado flavor? I made an avocado shake (http://www.livestrong.com/recipes/chocolate-avocado-milkshake-2/) a while ago and I was really surprised that I could not taste the avocado at all.

Made this for Easter, and everyone in the family had seconds! Had to make DIY sweetened condensed milk and a coconut crust b/c of various family allergies, but it was still delicious. And they were all stunned that it was primarily avocado. It's a winner of a recipe, thank you!

Dear Jessica, Here in Brazil avocado is considered a fruit and not a vegetable! Funny isnt it? I once had an american girl from Oklahoma in my home for exchange program and she was very surprised about this when we gave her an avocado smoothie as a snack! Then she asked "is good, what is this?" I said Avocado, and she "what?" LOL Then the next day she cooked us Guacamole, to prove avocado was a vegetable.:) I must certainly try this pie. ♥ Adriana from Brazil

Flipping through your blog. My parents made this all the time when I was a kid. It was my favorite. Their recipe is the same as yours. Its been years and now I cant really eat dairy. I might just have to cheat one day to have it again. Thanks for the memories.

Tried this today and thought it was quite good. I like that it's so easy to make. Any suggestions on what I can do to cut down the sweetness a bit? I imagine the condensed milk is what firms it up, but I'd like to reduce it by half and maybe replace it with something else if possible.